08-17-11 WEDNESDAY: MANGROVE SNAPPER, SPANISH MACKEREL, SNOOK AND REDS
Winds are blowing out of the South at 7 mph and there is a nice little ripple on the water this morning. We have lots of sunshine forecasted for the morning and showers for the afternoon which is our typical summer weather pattern.
Mangrove Snapper are thick at the inlet and many anglers are limiting out at 5 per day fairly early. Spanish Mackerel are coming in larger schools and are increasing in size. Most anglers are using greenies or Gotcha lures for the Macks. Snook are thick but are still catch and release until Sept. 1st, after that good luck catching one in the slot of 28" - 32", they've been way over sized anyway. Oversized Reds have been active, particularly on the tide changes and in the evening hours.
Our first angler today is Dan DeLellis with a big Snook he landed and released off the north jetty. Dan released the Snook unharmed. Nice catch Dan!
Our second photo today is of Russell of Palm Bay. Russell landed his Spanish Mackerel on Saturday while free lining greenies. Photo courtesy of Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach. Thanks Mike! Nice catch Russell.
It's another gorgeous morning at the inlet. We have sunny skies predicted for most of the day but some potential rain in the late afternoon. This morning winds are blowing out of the South at 5 mph and there is a nice ripple on the water.
Mangrove Snapper have been biting; most anglers are using mojarra or greenies. Spanish Mackerel have started to make an appearance and a few real nice ones have been landed. Silver spoons and Gotcha plugs or small shiny bait fish work well for those. Yesterday evening we had some big Jacks charging glass minnows and we had a nice Permit bite that turned on at the tip of the jetty. Of course we still have those big C/R Snook and oversized C/R Reds that are giving our jetty anglers plenty of exercise!
Our two photos today were sent in by Bill James of his grandson Brandon, who was here visiting from Beaufort, SC. Brandon is an incredible young angler. 13 year old Brandon James had an incredible two weeks of fishing the north jetty. He landed 9 C/R Snook, five on Monday when the mullet came in strong and the Snook were busting through them. Brandon lost five that day as well! He landed an oversized Red, six Mangrove Snapper, 3 Spanish Mackerel and a bunch of Jacks on his trip. Great job, way to go Brandon!
Our first photo is of one of Brandon's C/R Snook and the second photo is of his C/R Red. Very nice!
08-15-11 MONDAY: MANGROVE SNAPPER, SPANISH MACKEREL, BLUERUNNERS, SNOOK AND REDS
It's a real pretty morning at the inlet. Winds are blowing out of the South Southeast this morning at 9 mph and there is a nice little chop on the water.
Over the weekend we had a good run of Spanish Mackerel and Mangrove Snapper, a few Bluerunners, oversized Reds and C/R Snook and one lady landed a Bonita off the north jetty! Catching a Bonita from the jetty is unusual as they are normally deep water fish. We hope to get a photo sent in!
This morning Mangrove Snapper and Spanish Mackerel have been coming over the rails, some are undersized but a lot of them are keepers.
We received a weekend report from Mike Ricciardi of Vero Beach who went out to the north jetty on Saturday. Mike said Mangrove Snapper were the most popular catch and a few Macks were landed. Most anglers were using greenies or mojarra. Mike sent in our photo of the day, thanks!!
Our angler of the day is Jack of Palm Bay who was out on the north jetty Saturday and according to Mike, was one of the most successful Spanish Mackerel anglers he saw that morning. Jack was free lining live greenies. Nice catch Jack!
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